Churn



G. L. MYERS March 9, 1954 CHURN 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 24, 1951 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 9, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHURN George Lewis Myers, Hanover County, Va.

Application December 2 1951, Serial No. 268,039

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a churn designed for use in conjunction with a power driven machine, and more particularly with an electric washing machine.

In the carrying out of this invention one of the objects is the provision of a churn designed for association with the power shaft of the washing machine so as to permit the churn to be removed from the washing machine quickly and easily.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a churn provided with an agitator or dasher mounted in said churn in adjustable and removable fashion.

Other objects and features will more fully appear from the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view partly in section showing how the churn is supported with relation to the washing machine;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view along lines 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the churn;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view along lines 4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective of the agitator.

Referring to the drawings the churn is represented by the numeral I; while the washing machine is designated by the numeral 2. The usual and conventional washing machine consists of a cylinder or tub 3 secured upon a base 4 supported by legs 5. The tub has a cover or top 6 and a power shaft 1 projects into the tub and is actuated by a motor, not shown, all of which is well known in the art.

The churn l comprises a core-like body 8 having a base or bottom 9 and a lid I preferably made of transparent material to permit inspection of the contents to be churned. The lid is forced into the opening at the top of the churn and then lifted outwardly and is held in this position by pressure between the churn body and said lid. When it is desired to remove the lid it is forced downwardly and tilted to an angle and forced out.

A tubular standard or sleeve II is provided with a basal flange I2 secured to the bottom 9 of the churn by bolts and nuts I3 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. The sleeve registers with an aperture I4 in the bottom of said churn. The free end of the sleeve is threaded and adapted to accommodate a cap l hereinafter more fully explained. I

Power shaft 7 is keyed or splined, at its free end, to the sleeve in tongue and groove fashion as clearly shown in Fig. 4. It is thought Ohvious that when shaft 1 is actuated in oscillatory fashion power is transferred to the sleeve through the spline thus moving the churn.

An agitator or dasher l6 (Fig. 5) consists of an upper collar 11 and a basal collar 18. A plurality of bars 19 have one of their ends connected to collar I"! in pivotal fashion; while a plurality of bars 20 have one of their ends connected to collar I8 in similar fashion. The free ends of bars l920 are connected in pivotal fashion. Pivotal links 2| are respectively connected to bars l9--20 in pivotal fashion to limit the diametric spread of said bars, and paddles 22 are secured to certain of said bars as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

The collars of the agitator (Fig. 3) slip over and register with sleeve ll. Cap [5 is then threaded downwardly and engages collar l1 thereby forcing it towards collar [8 until the maximum spread of bars I9-20 is reached. It is thought obvious that the agitator is thus held firmly between the cap and flange of sleeve II and will move with the churn.

From the foregoing it may readily be seen that by simply inserting the sleeve over the shaft so that they are keyed together the churn is ready for operation.

Having described this invention, claimed is:

In a device of the character described, the combination with a power shaft of a washing machine of a churn consisting of a sleeve for engagement with and secured to said shaft against circumferential displacement, and a collapsible agitator mounted on said sleeve in slidable fashion, and secured against movement with respect to said sleeve by a cap disposed in removable fashion on the free end of said sleeve.

GEORGE LEWIS MYERS.

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